Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, female
Marshall Islands
69.48 years
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
69.21 years
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Marshall Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 69.48 years against 69.21 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 218 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.5 years | 51 years | 9.5 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 64.19 years | 57.18 years | 7 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 65.53 years | 61.29 years | 4.25 years | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 65.39 years | 63.07 years | 2.32 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 66.54 years | 64.18 years | 2.37 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 67.54 years | 67.15 years | 0.387 years | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 68.77 years | 68.48 years | 0.291 years | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Marshall Islands, at 69.48 years against 69.21 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.27 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.